Department of Criminal Justice

Wayne Bergeron, M.S.

Instructor

Interim Chair

Office: 9 Willingham Hall

Email: wpbergeron@una.edu

Phone: (256) 765-5022

Education:

• Ph.D., Emergency Management, Jacksonville State University, In Progress.
• M.S., International Relations, Troy State University, 1996
• B.A., Government/Political Science, Nicholls State University, 1988
• A.S., Criminal Justice, Nicholls State University, 1988

Mr. Bergeron is Interim Chair and a full-time instructor in the Department of Criminal Justice. He was an officer in the U.S. Army for 23 years and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. Within the army Mr. Bergeron served with the Military Police and also secured a position within Special Operations (Psychological and Civil Affairs). Mr. Bergeron developed the Security and Emergency Management minor that has been integrated into the departments curriculum.

Research Interests:

• International Relations
• Geopolitics
• Criminal Justice
• Security and Emergency Management
• Humanitarian Assistance and Development
• Information Operations
• Counter Terrorism and Counter Insurgency
• Military and Veteran Affairs

Courses Taught:

Criminal Justice

• Introduction to Criminal Justice
• Corrections
• Community-Based Corrections
• Interagency Cooperation
• Comparative Criminal Justice
• Contemporary Issues in Law Enforcement

Security and Emergency Management

• Survey of Homeland Security
• Introduction to Emergency Management
• Disaster Response and Recovery
• Security and Emergency Management Internship
• Military Support and Disaster Relief

History

• US Military History

Military Science

• Small Organizational Leadership
• Small Organizational Operations
• Military Science Leadership Laboratory
• Military Science Advanced Internship
• Leadership, Management and Ethics
• Transition to 2nd Lieutenant
• Military Science Leadership Laboratory
• Special Topics in Military Leadership

Political Science

• The Geopolitics of Global Challenges
• The War in Afghanistan